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Regulatory
Newport · Herkimer County
Newport Planning Board holds October listening session on future data-center rules
What changed
The Town of Newport's Planning Board held the October 15 installment of its scheduled public listening sessions on what role, if any, data centers and commercial crypto mining should have locally. The town's moratorium remains in place; no final zoning rule was adopted through the listening session.
Changed Oct 15, 2026 87% confidence 1 public source
Why it matters
The public-input process is an early but useful signal of how a central New York locality may translate its existing pause into future siting standards.
Watch next
November and December listening sessions · draft zoning language · Planning Board recommendation · Town Board action before moratorium expiry